Navigating African Sacred Geography: Shrines for African Sufi Saints and Spirits in India
African sacred spaces in India are carved and maintained by mortal beings mostly hailing from the Sidi African-Indian community and from other subaltern communities, and these spaces are perpetually protected by African spirit beings. Thriving as marginal spaces in the overcrowded Indian cities, coa...
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Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2019]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-36 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Indian Ocean
/ Siddi (People)
/ Shrine
/ Sufi
/ Female saint
/ Veneration
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IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KCD Hagiography; saints RA Practical theology |
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